Behzad Hakakian - Rabbi
Ray Morris - President
Visit our Website at https://etzahaim.org for the latest news
Important Notices
Join Us for Services
Please sign up for services. We have only three people signed up for Kabalat Shabbat and only two people signed up for Mincha Shabbat services.
Rabbi Cavalier's Resignation
We are sorry to inform you that Rabbi Cavalier has decided not to become the rabbi of Congregation Etz Ahaim. The Search Committee will reconvene and continue searching for a new rabbi.
High Holidays
Since Rabbi Cavalier will not be here for the High Holidays, we have invited Rabbi Tessone, Director of The Sephardic Community Program at Yeshiva University, to lead us through the High Holiday Services. We will not be bringing in an outside chazan this year.
Etz Ahaim Reopening
We are working hard on reopening Etz Ahaim. There is a lot to do, but we hope, G-d willing, to be having our first indoor Shabbat Service since Purim by next week. With services moved indoors, and new state guidelines, we will have more room, and will once again be able to have women join us for services.
Again, we will require both men and women to sign up at https://etzahaim.org/signup. There will be a separate sign up sheet for men and women on our website. Unfortunately, we will not have the ability for children under bar/bat mitzvah to join us for services.
We are sorry about the slow progress, but we want to make sure we reopen safely. Please watch our website for details.
Friday
- Mincha and Kabbalat Shabbat In Our Sukkah: 7:00pm
- Candle Lighting: 8:14pm
Saturday -- Parashat Korach
- Latest Shema: 8:38am
- Mincha In Our Sukkah: 7:00pm
- (Seuda Shelishit and Arvit at Home)
- Shabbat Ends: 9:14pm
Sunday
- Mincha/Arvit In Our Sukkah: 7:30pm
Monday
- Mishna-a-Day: 7:30am
- Mincha/Arvit in Our Sukkah: 7:30pm
Tuesday
- Mishna-a-Day: 7:30am
- Mincha/Arvit in Our Sukkah: 7:30pm
Wednesday
- Mishna-a-Day: 7:30am
- Mincha/Arvit in Our Sukkah: 7:30pm
- Tomer Devorah: 9:00pm
Thursday
- Mishna-a-Day: 7:30am
- Mincha/Arvit in Our Sukkah: 7:30pm
- Parashat of the Week: 9:00pm
Next Friday
- Mincha and Kabbalat Shabbat in our Sukkah: 7:00pm
- Candle Lighting: 8:13pm
News and Events From our Webpage
The following events and news items can be found on our webpage at http://etzahaim.org
- Etz Ahaim is now offering Services Seven Days per Week
- Message from the Vaad
- Mazel Tov to Marc Kolb and Arielle Fagan on the Birth of Their Daughter
- The Rabbinical Council of America's Statement on the Death of George Floyd
- Etz Ahaim's Slow Process of Reopening
- An Important Message from the Vaad About Families In Need
- Shopping Message from the Vaad
- Important News about the Park Mikvah
Bikur Cholim of Congregation Etz Ahaim
- Seeking volunteers to visit the Regency Nursing home on DeMott Lane in Somerset. For more info, contact Rahel Baruh.
- Drivers and coordinators needed. Call (732) 572-7181 for more information.
The congregation extends refua shelema wishes to:
- Avishai ben Esther
- Avraham Leiv ben Sara Maya
- Avraham ben Sara
- Linda Balavram (Emuna bat Sarah)
- Clara bat Rachel
- Cochavit bat Victoria
- David ben Farha
- Ephraim Yechezkel ben Devorah Miram (Fred Weissman)
- Esther bat Liba
- Galina bat Riva
- Gittel bat Leah
- Bradley Greenberg (Yehuda Dovid ben Tzvia Sarah)
- Lita Greenberg (Tzvia Sarah bat Golda)
- Keren bat Orly
- Liba Shaindel bat Chava
- Lidia bat Paulina
- Miriam Devorah bat Bracha
- Penina Rachel bat Bracha
- Perla bat Leah
- Rosa bat Rachel
- Shaul ben Regina
- Velvel ben Chana
- Yehuda Reich (Yehuda ben Hermina)
- Lilas Saltiel (Leah Saltiel)
- Sheva bat Merel
- Yaakov Chaim ben Sarah
- Zimbul bat Vida
Community News
ACTT Event: New ACTT module starting 7/5/2020: Bitachon – Trust in Hashem 4
Source book: Artscroll’s A Life of Bitachon: Stories and insights – connecting with Hashem through faith and trust by Rabbi Yitzchak Dwek. Buy the book at the Judaic Gallery in HP for 25% off through 6/29/2020, 20% off thereafter.
Zoom booster event: 8/16/2020 8:30pm: Do You Believe In Miracles? presented by Harry Rothenberg, Esq., Partner at The Rothenberg Law Firm – representing and helping victims of catastrophic injury; renowned, sought-after speaker on many Jewish topics; weekly Harry’s Video Blog Signature project. More info to follow. See our website.
Rebbitzen Eichenstein’s classes on Sunday, June 28 and Monday, June 29: Please contact Aviva at siegelmom@gmail.com or 732-672-7104 for status of the classes.
The Sh’nainu Shidduch Group of Edison/Highland Park is a volunteer organization that aims to assist Orthodox Jewish singles find that special someone. A group of caring local women joined forces to facilitate dating opportunities for Orthodox singles of all ages and hashkafot.
Our dedicated team of local volunteers takes meticulous care to introduce singles based upon their specific ideals and goals. We are eager to get to know each single on a personal level, and it remains our top priority to treat each individual with professionalism, sensitivity, and respect.
Singles, or their representatives from various communities, present profiles for us to review at our monthly shidduch group meetings. The information is kept with great discretion in our private database to be reviewed frequently. In addition, we organize and host singles events such as shabbatonim, speed dating, and luncheons. We look forward to sharing exciting events with you in the coming months. Sh’nainu will plan each event with consideration to a specific age group and hashkafa.
We welcome volunteers to help us in this important endeavor. Please submit your profile or questions to Shidduchedisonhp@gmail.com and a volunteer shadchan will contact you in a timely manner. For more information please text or WhatsApp Ida at:917-439-6163 or Deena at 732-485-6824. Sh’nainu board members: Lori Caplan, Deena Klavan, Miriam Ravitz, Ida Scheiner, Aviva Siegel
Help Support a kollel for just $6.99: Yedidya, an amazing Jewish serial novel published in digitized format, is based on "Thanking Hashem When Things Look Bad", a series of shiurim by Rabbi Daniel Yaakov Travis, Rosh kollel of Kollel Toras Chaim in Jerusalem.
Author: Naomi Elbinger. Sign up for 25 weeks of action-packed Torah inspiration at just $6.99! Money is being raised for Kollel Toras Chaim, where my son was fortunate to learn. For more info and to read the first 2 chapters for free, email read@yedidyabook.com. Thank you, Aviva Siegel.
Lefkovits Family Park Mikvah:
Please support the mikvah while purchasing on Amazon. Use the following link: http://smile.amazon.com/ch/23-7037953. A donation will be made to Lefkovits Family Park Mikvah.
The Mikvah is currently by appointment only. All preparations should be done at home and all appointments must be made via our appointment page. Please read through all instructions prior to making your appointment. A face mask should also be worn at the mikvah. For all comments and questions, please email hpmikvah@gmail.com
Rabbi Yisroel Weiss' Tehillim shiur for men and women on Zoom:
Wednesday night at 8:00 PM
Meeting ID: 858 5198 8386
Password: RWTehillim
To join by phone:
Dial 408-638-0968, enter meeting ID, use password 705203.
Any questions, please contact Marsha Eiserman 347-203-7906.
Tiferes: Weekly teleconferences with topics such as shalom bayis and parenting are available to Tiferes members. For more info or to become a member, please contact Aviva. The Highland Park / Edison group of Tiferes is zecher l'nishmas Malka bas Shalom.
Women's Learning Initiative offers customized Torah learning partners / chavrusas! For a personalized study program of your choice, email your contact information to womenslearninginitiative@gmail.com
- Parsha class by Mrs. Miri Cohen will take place on ZOOM on Thursday mornings. Please email to receive a link and time.